diff --git a/.github/aur/flux-bin/.SRCINFO.template b/.github/aur/flux-bin/.SRCINFO.template
index 7f20ef923b5074ad7d88cea72f0dbad0a2b38107..5a4e706e2bfb9ea3eb495910c3fb9839e1a65372 100644
--- a/.github/aur/flux-bin/.SRCINFO.template
+++ b/.github/aur/flux-bin/.SRCINFO.template
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ pkgbase = flux-bin
 	arch = armv7h
 	arch = aarch64
 	license = APACHE
-	optdepends = kubectl
 	source_x86_64 = flux-bin-${PKGVER}.tar.gz::https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/releases/download/v1/flux_${PKGVER}_linux_amd64.tar.gz
 	source_armv6h = flux-bin-${PKGVER}.tar.gz::https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/releases/download/v1/flux_${PKGVER}_linux_arm.tar.gz
 	source_armv7h = flux-bin-${PKGVER}.tar.gz::https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/releases/download/v1/flux_${PKGVER}_linux_arm.tar.gz
diff --git a/.github/aur/flux-bin/PKGBUILD.template b/.github/aur/flux-bin/PKGBUILD.template
index aa4b33db8f48dc612aef8c090c6a97bd464eb428..f3106d1ce574cb68c04a71dec7bfab026d2a2077 100644
--- a/.github/aur/flux-bin/PKGBUILD.template
+++ b/.github/aur/flux-bin/PKGBUILD.template
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ pkgdesc="Open and extensible continuous delivery solution for Kubernetes"
 url="https://fluxcd.io/"
 arch=("x86_64" "armv6h" "armv7h" "aarch64")
 license=("APACHE")
-optdepends=('kubectl: for apply actions on the Kubernetes cluster',
-'bash-completion: auto-completion for flux in Bash',
+optdepends=('bash-completion: auto-completion for flux in Bash',
 'zsh-completions: auto-completion for flux in ZSH')
 source_x86_64=(
   "${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz::https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/releases/download/v${pkgver}/flux_${pkgver}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
diff --git a/.github/aur/flux-go/.SRCINFO.template b/.github/aur/flux-go/.SRCINFO.template
index ba0cfd7785993205e4095fee2fc47f2e202d60f1..9f7aaf8bc3c116faba79e5dc5c569316e2f255e8 100644
--- a/.github/aur/flux-go/.SRCINFO.template
+++ b/.github/aur/flux-go/.SRCINFO.template
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ pkgbase = flux-go
 	license = APACHE
 	makedepends = go
 	depends = glibc
-	optdepends = kubectl
 	provides = flux-bin
 	conflicts = flux-bin
   replaces = flux-cli
diff --git a/.github/aur/flux-go/PKGBUILD.template b/.github/aur/flux-go/PKGBUILD.template
index e71d83229d75a04c40aee63e82d1b77eb99fd5f2..f9082627898f19d82c4d450f28294e25270d1623 100644
--- a/.github/aur/flux-go/PKGBUILD.template
+++ b/.github/aur/flux-go/PKGBUILD.template
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ conflicts=("flux-bin")
 replaces=("flux-cli")
 depends=("glibc")
 makedepends=('go>=1.16', 'kustomize>=3.0')
-optdepends=('kubectl: for apply actions on the Kubernetes cluster',
-'bash-completion: auto-completion for flux in Bash',
+optdepends=('bash-completion: auto-completion for flux in Bash',
 'zsh-completions: auto-completion for flux in ZSH')
 source=(
   "${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz::https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/archive/v${pkgver}.tar.gz"
diff --git a/.github/aur/flux-scm/.SRCINFO.template b/.github/aur/flux-scm/.SRCINFO.template
index e7f3288a7cc965bca411e7be992a2c21313836e6..343c7ce2150c8e38d2204efde397356895434d63 100644
--- a/.github/aur/flux-scm/.SRCINFO.template
+++ b/.github/aur/flux-scm/.SRCINFO.template
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ pkgbase = flux-scm
 	license = APACHE
 	makedepends = go
 	depends = glibc
-	optdepends = kubectl
 	provides = flux-bin
 	conflicts = flux-bin
 	source = git+https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2.git
diff --git a/.github/aur/flux-scm/PKGBUILD.template b/.github/aur/flux-scm/PKGBUILD.template
index 16cdf969fa86699f14f1e144fffece5405706ca5..c22a5c6e72cbf05d7d6f8bb5ee88ee6d7bbc4655 100644
--- a/.github/aur/flux-scm/PKGBUILD.template
+++ b/.github/aur/flux-scm/PKGBUILD.template
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ provides=("flux-bin")
 conflicts=("flux-bin")
 depends=("glibc")
 makedepends=('go>=1.16', 'kustomize>=3.0')
-optdepends=('kubectl: for apply actions on the Kubernetes cluster',
-'bash-completion: auto-completion for flux in Bash',
+optdepends=('bash-completion: auto-completion for flux in Bash',
 'zsh-completions: auto-completion for flux in ZSH')
 source=(
   "git+https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2.git"
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 6fbf555096e3c3f88b6dd2f6329c24bfcb6f062d..b57017b19de61d2cb162bd4d4c6098112af6d249 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ brews:
     folder: Formula
     homepage: "https://fluxcd.io/"
     description: "Flux CLI"
-    dependencies:
-      - name: kubectl
-        type: optional
     install: |
       bin.install "flux"